Winners and finalists of the 2022 Indigenous Governance Awards talk about the importance of developing the next generation of leaders and how succession planning takes place in their organisation...
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01 Understanding governance
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02 Culture and governance
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03 Getting Started
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04 Leadership
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05 Governing the organisation
- 5.0 Governing the organisation
- 5.1 Roles, responsibilities and rights of a governing body
- 5.2 Accountability: what is it, to whom and how?
- 5.3 Decision making by the governing body
- 5.4 Governing finances and resources
- 5.5 Communicating
- 5.6 Future planning
- 5.7 Building capacity and confidence for governing bodies
- 5.8 Case Studies
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06 Rules and policies
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07 Management and staff
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08 Disputes and complaints
- 8.0 Disputes and complaints
- 8.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous approaches
- 8.2 Core principles and skills for dispute and complaint resolution
- 8.3 Disputes and complaints about governance
- 8.4 Your members: Dealing with disputes and complaints
- 8.5 Organisations: dealing with internal disputes and complaints
- 8.6 Practical guidelines and approaches
- 8.7 Case Studies
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09 Governance for nation rebuilding
- Governance Stories
- Glossary
- Useful links
- Acknowledgements
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A partnership of separate powers—the governing body and top manager
Governing body |
Top manager |
Interviews and hires the top manager. |
Contracted to operate under instructions and delegation from the governing body. |
Accountable to members who s/elected them. |
Accountable to governing body. |
Oversights and reviews the work performance of the top manager. |
Supports the governing body to undertake self-evaluation of their governance performance and to participate in developing governance capacity. Oversees and reviews the work performance of staff. |
Sets the overall strategic direction for the organisation. |
Implements the overall strategic directions. |
Makes and approves governance and other overall policies. |
Supports the governing body in developing policies. Implements policies made by the governing body. |
Provides input into and approves overall annual budget. |
Provides financial information, reports and plans for approval. Operates under delegation for daily authority. |
Provides input into approves business plan. |
Develops and implements the business plan. |
Makes key decisions about major capital expenditure, investment. |
Makes decisions about expenditure and investment under delegation. |
Seeks feedback, consults with and report to members for decision-making and strategic direction. |
Communicates with members and staff on activities, progress and outcomes. |